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[Colif]

$7032.35! My goodness, I wish i had that kind of money to spend on a PC.

well, lets see

1. Monitor was old, its just part of my set up. Same applies to the mouse.
2. Ram was only $274 when I bought it, not the silly 1155 it shows as now.
3. Costs of all the Storage has increased since May when I originally made PC.

• 2tb was $289 in may, its now 489
• 4tb nvme was $529, now $762
• 4tb ssd was $400, now $649

GPU added in December, had a 7900xt in it from previous PC until then.

It didn't cost me all of that up front. It was closer to 4k when I originally made it in May last year.

If anything the value of my current PC will increase as the monitor being replaced soon (I hope) so its cost goes from $518. to approx $2400. I can't add to build yet as currently no one seems to have it. Worldwide.

I wouldn't be able to afford to make it now. I was going to leave making this PC until this year, but I had the cash last year so I figured why not. So glad I did that now.

 

[neogunhero]

In case @LeaveBe was unaware, that's in Australian dollarydoos, it's about 4,978.20 USD. Still a beast!

 

[Colif]

Spoiler

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($429.95 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool ASSASSIN IV 79.1 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE ATX AM5 Motherboard ($239.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal Neo RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL28 Memory ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($389.25 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 4 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($719.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($714.69 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Mercury OC Magnetic Air RGB Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB Video Card ($839.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec FLUX PRO ATX Full Tower Case ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: NZXT C1000 (2024) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Best Buy)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! Silent Wings 4 78.4 CFM 140 mm Fan ($24.50 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! Silent Wings 4 78.4 CFM 140 mm Fan ($24.50 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! Silent Wings 4 78.4 CFM 140 mm Fan ($24.50 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! Light Wings LX 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fan ($18.02 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: be quiet! Light Wings LX 48.8 CFM 120 mm Fan ($18.02 @ Amazon)
Monitor: LG 32GK650F-B 32.0" 2560 x 1440 144 Hz Monitor
Mouse: SteelSeries Aerox 5 Bluetooth/Wireless/Wired Optical Mouse ($115.19 @ Amazon)
Custom: NuPhy Halo75 V2 Wireless QMK/VIA Mechanical Keyboard (Purchased)
Total: $4592.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-03-12 17:04 EDT-0400

True, it was

Strange, the LX fans should be the reverse ones, I actually added the link myself. Now its just showing the normal ones again.

 

[Zed Clampet]

Start saving then as unless you going to risk BSOD, you need to buy a 64set and they not exactly cheap right now.

The BSOD risk isn't a guarantee, it might work fine but finding two sets that work together is generally only possible if you buy both sets from the same store on the same day, and even then... sticks in sets only tested to work with the other sticks in that set. Adding more can add errors you weren't having before.

I have helped someone in the past who managed to get 4 sets to work together but its harder the more sets you add (his motherboard had 8 slots)

I already bought it. It cost basically $400 for 64 GB of DDR4. Won't be here until next week.